preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to boast; to brag; to exaggerate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
directions; instructions; orders; command
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
essence; true nature; substance; reality
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to breathe out; to exhale
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
tool; implement; means; furniture
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
way of speaking; intimation
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
parent-child relationship
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to recall; to remember; to recollect
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)